Considering some of the systems posted here, I guess I had to label this under budget minded although it was pretty pricey to me and my wife and even more pricey to my non audiophile friends.

We are quite happy with the sound of this setup and have tried a few upgraded items such as cables and tube swaps in the CD. As far as cabling is concerned we really liked having the Nordost Heimdall replacing our current Cardas cables, however we didnt' find a big improvement when auditioning the matching interconnect.

Unfortunately as much as we love our Proac's, we have been considering possible speaker upgrades due to the fact that we want to be able to move the speakers back closer to the wall and possibly a bit further apart. This has led to a bit of a dilemma as we enjoy the 3.8's. Time will tell how we move on from them.

The TT sounds fantastic and other than completing it with the SDS power supply I can't see continuing to upgrade it. The Celebration cart works very well with the linear arm (thanks Raul) and I am really not sure that linear arms can be beat in terms of tracking ability (IMO) There is a definate "rightness" to the sound that I cant' seem to get out of pivoted arms. Again, I'm always open to suggestions but I must say, I've heard a LOT. If money wern't an object, a Kuzma Airline would be sitting in place of the ET2. Current plans are to upgrade the tonearm wiring and air pump.

On to the Bel Canto's. These were purchased prior to the sale of our Audio Research D250mk2 tube monster. Whether they are better are not is debateable as the ARC did some things very well as does the Bel Canto's. What the Bel Canto Refs DONT do is cost a fortune to retube (as there are none), heat your listening room to unbearable levels, and drive your electical bills through the roof. What they DO is create an engaging warm sound with a highly detailed bass and treble. The top end in not screechy or "digital" in any way, if anything it is SLIGHTLY softer than the ARC and much more friendly with all recordings.

The PRE 3 is simply a switchbox and volume control that gets outta the way and works very well with the REF 1000's.

There are a lot of electronics out there that I've listened to and at this time only one really stands out as a product that sets the bar and that would be the ASR Emitter. Until I can afford one of those bad boys, my Bel Canto will have to do.

Currently my digital source is the Jolida JD-100 which has been retubed with EI cryo. The sound upgrade was astounding and probably the most value rich upgrade in my system. We have considered the upgraded player from Parts Connexion but really we are leaning towards the computer server/usb dac chain. I have heard some really excellent digital gear such as EMM labs, Ayre and Audio Aero. The DO surpass the Jolida but the cost at this time are a bit prohibitive.

As you can see our power cords are nothing special and honestly I dont' see a lot to gain from the esoteric type. I've had the Acoustic Zen Krakatoa on the amps and, well...no difference, at least to these ears. The upgrade from the crappy 18gua factory cords to 12 and 10 gua. homade was fairly substantial, so I can appreciate sonic differences in power cables, I (we) just cant justify the cost. Our upgrade path in this dept will be running dedicated lines to the equipment.

I'm open to suggestions from other audiophiles in regards to possible upgrades or speaker placements for our system.

Cheers!